Verified9.4623° S · 78.2780° W · 372 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 565 in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex.
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Why it mattersKey Casma-Sechin temple-complex.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1077 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1935
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4623° S · 78.2780° W · 372 m · 4 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 565 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
9.4608° S · 78.2765° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
9.4631° S · 78.2770° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
9.4618° S · 78.2774° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicCerro Sechin Temple Sector 565
9.4630° S · 78.2789° W